Golden Boy (41 page)
Authors: Martin Booth
martin booth
wrote the nonfiction histories
Cannabis
and
Opium
and the novel
Hiroshima Joe,
among many other books. He began this memoir of his childhood after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002 and died shortly after completing the manuscript in 2004. An internationally known, Booker Prize â shortlisted novelist and writer, Booth was considered an authority on everything from the history of Chinese organized crime syndicates to the conservation of the African rhino.
Opium: A History
is regarded as the definitive book on the subject, and he is the author of eight other works of nonfiction, eleven novels, and five works of children's fiction.
wrote the nonfiction histories
Cannabis
and
Opium
and the novel
Hiroshima Joe,
among many other books. He began this memoir of his childhood after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002 and died shortly after completing the manuscript in 2004. An internationally known, Booker Prize â shortlisted novelist and writer, Booth was considered an authority on everything from the history of Chinese organized crime syndicates to the conservation of the African rhino.
Opium: A History
is regarded as the definitive book on the subject, and he is the author of eight other works of nonfiction, eleven novels, and five works of children's fiction.
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JACKET DESIGN BY KAREN HORTON
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JACKET PHOTOGRAPH
HONG KONG (CHINA: 1842-1997 BRIT. COLONY).
VICTORIA (CENTRAL DISTRICT).
“STREET SCENE WITH RICKSHAW AT A CROSSING”
PHOTO, UND AT. (1950).
CAKG-IMAGES/PAUL ALMASY
HONG KONG (CHINA: 1842-1997 BRIT. COLONY).
VICTORIA (CENTRAL DISTRICT).
“STREET SCENE WITH RICKSHAW AT A CROSSING”
PHOTO, UND AT. (1950).
CAKG-IMAGES/PAUL ALMASY
GOLDEN BOY. Copyright © 2004 by Martin Booth. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied jn critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS.
An imprint of St. Martin's Press.
An imprint of St. Martin's Press.
First published in Great Britain by Doubleday
a division of Transworld Publishers
a division of Transworld Publishers
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eISBN 9781466818583
First eBook Edition : April 2012
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